This is a guest post from Sabrina's Organizing site. Of course, it is me (Sabrina from Sabrina's Organizing) since I own both of these blogs. I hope you enjoy this post.
As a small business owner, we all been there. Where do we put an office in our home? Especially, if we do not have a room that we can designate to an office.
I feel your pain, my home office is a part of my family room. Yes, my family room. Don't get me wrong, I don't have my desk right in the middle of my room. I use a … [Read more...] about How To Make a Great Home Office Even Better

Is your small business paperwork important? One word, YES! Your small business paperwork is important! They need to be accessible, at a moment's notice. The IRS may need them if you were audited. Your accountant may need them if she is doing your taxes. You may need them if you have to reference client information. Having a good filing system in place for all your different types of paper will make your office run more efficiently.
Just like the brain, we need to be able to retrieve … [Read more...] about 7 Important Examples of Small Business Paperwork Systems

Happy Thanksgiving! This week, we will be taking a break from small business tips.
We hope your Thanksgiving is relaxing and joy-filled and may the good times outweigh the bad ones in your business life. Thank you for support Sabrina's Admin Services.
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How to create checklist or procedure lists to improve productivity in your … [Read more...] about Happy Thanksgiving!

Many owners view filing systems as a necessary evil since by taking the time to set it up and maintain it doesn't help make money for their business. So, they quickly file papers in groups that may or may not be appropriate just to get it out of the way and give them more time to do things that help them make money. But, then they get frustrated when they can't find what they were looking for in the future. The reality is all businesses need to keep retrievable files and need to have systems in … [Read more...] about 7 Areas to Organize in Your Office Files

If you needed a piece of paper from 10 years ago, how easy would it be to get it? Not many small business owners who have worked for years could say they would be able to find a piece of paper from 10 years ago. And, that is OK. We all don't keep every single piece of paper, though I found while working with several small businesses that not finding that piece of paper gives them undue stress for days if not weeks trying to find it.
So, instead of stressing about lost papers, let's create a … [Read more...] about Benefits and Tips to Revisit Paper Files Yearly

Does this scenario sound familiar? A client calls and asks for some notes from the meeting emailed to him/her ASAP. You get off the phone and your hearts racing while you frantically look for a piece of notepaper. Finally, after 30 minutes of looking under piles and piles of paper, you find it. You think to yourself, "OK, breathe, I found it. Thank God!" It doesn't have to be this way.
When starting a new business, you need to get your space organized to manage those tasks that come in. … [Read more...] about 3 Tips to Help Any Small Business Start-Up Reduce Stress

When working from home, our office tends to be the place we go to every day even when we aren't working. The office tends to be also the personal office, the place to do bills, read emails, do research, etc... on your downtime. But, for me, it was hard to change gears and NOT think about work on the weekends. I would always veer back to work while in the office. So, to help me change my frame of mind, I decided to create an Open and Closed door hanging star wreath. In my mind, the open side of … [Read more...] about DIY Open and Closed Door Hanging Wreath

Every small business owner has to deal with paper throughout their day. But, not all tasks have to be printed on paper. Here are 5 going paperless apps no small business owner can do without. I know I sure can't.
Trip travel apps: Such as Tripit: holds all your travel information like a hotel, airline, and car rental information. You can even email your itinerary to a person so they know your information as well. Great for sharing your schedule with your coworkers and clients.
Reward card … [Read more...] about Going Paperless – Tips and Apps No Small Business Owner Can Do Without

Working in offices for many years, I have become an expert at organizing office supplies. There are various ways to sort these items. Here are two ways to get your office supplies organized:
Option #1: Organizing office supplies by "like" items.
Examples of items to use with this sorting method:
Shared paper stock
Shared labels stock
Shared hanging folders
Shared manila folders
Shared label maker
Option #2: Organizing office supplies by tasks.
Examples of items to use with … [Read more...] about How to Organize Office Supplies with Minimum Expense

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